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The recession and its hangover may have turned bill-paying habits upside down. Cash-strapped Americans are paying off their car loans before they pay credit card bills and make mortgage payments, a study by TransUnion finds.
The Governor of the Bank of England tells Charles Moore why he shares the public's disquiet over the need to bail out failing banks.
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As mayor of Kansas City, Kan., Joe Reardon is justifiably proud of the University of Kansas Medical Center, which has trained several generations of physicians and nurses for more than 100 years. After all, the medical center is consistently rated as the best hospital and treatment center in the...
Good news for gearheads in and around the Motor City: IndyCar will return to Detroit’s Belle Isle starting next summer. The race weekend runs from June 1 through 3. The agreement also confirmed Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix races for 2013 and 2014, and was made alongside an announcement that...
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The Ford EcoSport crossover has broken cover at the New Delhi Auto Expo, and the mini SUV will spearhead Ford’s efforts to expand its market presence in India, South America, and Southeast Asia. Will we get it here? No. But that doesn’t reduce the EcoSport’s global significance for Ford.
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Travelers now don’t have to chuck any security agency prohibited items they might bring to O’Hare and Midway airports. Mail Safe Express has installed automated mail system kiosks just beyond security checkpoints at O’Hare and Midway, allowing airline passengers to mail the...
The group of seven industrial nations met on Thursday night to discuss the mounting financial crisis in Japan after another turbulent day for global stockmarkets.